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Last month, Queen Elizabeth's grandson, the
fifth-in-line to the British throne, and Markle, who stars in
the U.S. TV legal drama "Suits", announced their engagement with
the marriage to take place at Windsor Castle in May next year.
The queen and her close family usually spend the festive season
at her Sandringham estate in eastern England and Buckingham
Palace said she and the other senior royals would attend the
service at the local church on Christmas Day as they have done
for many years.
However, in a break with tradition by which royal partners must
wait until they are married before being invited, Markle would
also be joining Harry's elder brother William and his wife Kate,
the prince's office Kensington Palace said.
"You can expect to see the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince
Harry and Ms Markle at Sandringham on Christmas Day," a
spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
British media said it was unprecedented for an unmarried partner
to join the royals at Christmas and that Kate was not invited to
Sandringham after their engagement was announced in 2010.
However, William also did not attend as he was working as an air
ambulance pilot in Wales at the time.
(Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Stephen Addison)
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